Combined trunk and demountable-rim carrier.



A. E. SMITH.

COMBINED TRUNK AND DENOUNTABLE RIM CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILEDNOV. 6,1915.

Patented Apr. 18,1910.

M /1 TTUR/VE K5 Nin ARTHUR E. SMITH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18.1%11'5.

Application led November 6, 1915. Serial No. 59,907.

To all Iwhom t may concern Be it known that I, .ARTHUR E. SMITH, acitizen ot the United States, and a resident of New York. in the countyo't New York and State of New York. have invent` ed certain new anduseful lmprovements in described which shall also be equipped with meansfor rigidly and safely supporting a plurality of demountable rims sideby side without employing straps or buckles or other troublesome andcumbersome fastening devices which arc apt to get out of or 'der orbroken.

With the above and further objects in view which will appear from thesubjoined description the invention consists in the construction andnovel combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and thenspecied in the claims. y I

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawingr forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reterence'indicate corresponding parts in'ally theviews.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front clevation ot my improved trunk anddemountable rim carrier with two demountable rims and tires appliedthereto. 'Figz 2 is an enlarged vertical cross-section on the line QHQof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section on the line 3 l etFig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional View of a portion of the deviceas show n in l? ig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section taken on theline 5-5 of Fig. 4. y

In the drawings: 1 indicates a hollow drum-shaped member preferably madeot metal and having a diameter slightly less than the inner diameters ofthe rims 2 and 3 to which are fastened respectively the tires 2 and 3.The upper portion ot the drum 1 is cut away at the top thereof to form awalled recess or compartment 4 adapted to receive the valve stems 5 and6 of the tires 2 and 3 when the rims are carried by the drum 1. Thelower wall or the base of the recess 4 is preferably inclined toward therear oi" the drum and a pipe or )peiling T leads from the lower end ofthe recess and preferably extends through the rear 'all oit' the drum.The pipe 7 acts as a drain so that the recess et will not become iilledwith water in inclement weather or under other circumstances and thepossibility et the valve stems becoming rusted is thereby obviatcd. l

8 and f) indicate braces whose lower flanges 10 and 11 are preferablyvattached to the side frame 12 oi an automobile bv suitable bolts asshown. The upper llanges 12 of the braces S and 9 are attached to therear wall ot tlie drum 1 by suitable bolts. which bolts preferably alsopass through the flanges 13 ot the supporting bolts 1e. and 15. Thesupporting bolts 11 and 1:3 extend transversely through the drum andprotrude slightly through the front wall. thereof.

16 indicates a brace whose lower flange 1T is preferably attached bymeans ot bolts to the running;` board 1S ot' the automobile. The upperflange 19 of the brace 16 is fas tened to the lower portion o'l the rearwall ot the drum by suitable bolts as shown7 which bolts also preferablypass through the iiange 2O of the supporting` bolt Q1. The supportingbolt 21 extends transversely through the drum and protrudes slightlythrough the front wall thereof. l l

Q2 indicates a wedge member integrally united with or securely fastenedte the drum 1 and against which the rim 53 rests or t'orced when the rimis clamped on the drum. The wedge men'iber 92 preferably extends aroundthe periphery ol' the drum until the ends meet or almost meet the recess4. A removable wedge Q3 is placed between the rims El and E so that therims or tires will not be forced againstcach other when carried by the dum and so that they will be held more securely and rigidly in theirrespective positions. A combined wedge and clamp member Q4: is held bythe supporting bolt 21 and a locking piece Q5 carries loosel a nut 2.6in a well known manner and is adapted to be screwed on the. threaded endof the supporting bolt 21. The advantage of havingthe nut 26 looselyinstead ot riL idly carried by the locking piece 25 is obvious as itpermits the nut to be screwed on the supporting bolt-21 without turningthe 'locking piece. The flange 27 et the locking piece is provided witha. hele er opening adapted to register with a' hole or opening in anangle-piece 28 Which is securely welded or riveted to the face of thedrum 1I 29 and 30 indicate combined Wedge and clamping members heldrespectively by the bolts 14 and 15. These members carry loosely nutssimilar in construction to the nut 2G and which are adapted to bescrewed on the threaded ends of the supporting bolts 14 and 15. TheWedge portions of the members 29 and 30 are similar in construction tothe Wedge portion of the member 24. The function of the supporting bolts14, 15 and 21 is not onlyto carry or hold the combined wedge andclamping members and the nuts which force them against the rim but theyare also designed as strengthening or supporting members for the Wallsof the drum. In Fig. 2 the demountable rims carryingv their-respectivetires are clearly shown in clamped position on `the drum 1. The Wedges22 and 23 and the combined Wedge and clamping members 24, 29 and`30partially engage the -rims on their under side and are also forcedrigidly against the rims by tightening the nuts on the ends of thesupporting blots. A safeguard. against theft of the rims and tires isprovided by means of a padlock 31 which is locked through the openingsin the flange 27 and angle-piece 2S. Thus the rims and tirescould notthen be stolen even though the Wedge and clamping members 29 and 30 wereremoved from their respective'supporting'bolts. As is obvious, theremoval of the rims and tries can be expeditiously effected by simplyunlocking the padlock 31, removing the locking piece 25 and the combinedWedge and clamping members 24, 29 and 30, after which the rims and tiresmay be readily slipped off the'drum.

The drum l as Well as being a demountable rim carrier is also used as astorage space or trunk for tools or automobile parts or anything whichit is desired to carry. I have provided a door 40,' which is preferablyof the sliding type, in the front of the drum and which is adapted' toslide in grooves 41 suitably fastened to the inner surface of the frontWall of the trunk. A staple 42 is fastened to the drum and a hasp 43 issuitably attached to the door 40 and is adapted to be received bythefstaple 42. Access to the inside of the-drum can be prel'vented bymeans of the padlock 44 Which is passed through andloeked to the staple42.

It is obvious that various modifications may be resorted to withoutdeparting 'from my invention. The drum for instance dould be attached tothe automobile at any other 'convenient place than that shown as at theback of the automobile. The' locking piece 25 might also, if desired, beintegrally united. with the wedge and clamping member 24 and thenut 26be loosely carried thereby as are the nuts of the Wedge and clampinglmembers '29 and 30. Still other and various modifications may beresorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention as setclaims.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A combined trunk and demountable rimcarrier comprising a hollowV metallic drum provided with a Walled recesscut in the upper portion of the periphery of the forth in the appendeddrum adapted to receive the valve' stem of a tire and having aninclined. base, and a drain pipe connecting with the lower end ofsaidinclined base and extending through' a Wall of said drum.

2. A combined trunk and demountable rim carrier comprising a metallicdrum, 'a bolt fastened to and extending transversely through the body ofsaid drum, a combined Wedge and clamping member carried by said bolt,means for forcing said member .under and against the demountable rim andmeans .for locking the demountable rim in clamped position on said drum.

3. A combined trunk and demountable rim carrier comprising a hollow drumadapted to be non-removably attached by suitable braces to anautomobile, a plurality of supporting bolts secured to the rear Wall ofthe drum extending transversely through said drum, and protrudingthrough the front Wall thereof, combined Wedge and clamping memberscarried by said supporting bolts and means for forcing said Wedge andclamping members under and against the demountable rim to hold thesamerigidly on said drum.

4. .Av combined ltrunk and demountable ros rim carrier comprising ahollow metallic drum adapted to be non-removably attached -rim carriercomprising 'a hollow' metallic drum adapted to be non-removably attachedby suitable braces to an automobile and provided With a recess in the'upper portion thereof adapted to receive the valve stem of a tire, adoor in the front Wall of said. drum, means for locking 'said door toprevent access to the inside of said drum, a wedge member made integralwith said drum and adapted to have forced thereover and thereagainst thedemountable rim when in clamped position on said drum, a plurality ofsupporting bolts secured to and extending transversely through the bodyof said drum and protruding through the front vrim carrier comprising ametallic drum, a

Wedge' fastened to the lperiphery of said drum, a bolt passing throughand extending transversely through the body-of said drum, a combinedWedge and clamping member carried by said bolt and means for forcingsaid combined Wedge and clamping member under and against the rim sothat the rim is held securely on said drum and in engagement .with saidwedge and said combined wedge und clamping member. p

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 5th day of November, A. D. 1915.

ARTHUR E. SMITH. 'Vitnesses F. B. ToWNsEND,

REMINGTON SCOTT.

